HILLSDALE — A 72-year-old Osseo man was arraigned in Hillsdale County District Court Thursday on two counts of domestic violence.

Russell Louis Whitaker entered a not guilty plea to both charges and will be back in court on May 6 at 2:45 p.m. for a pretrial hearing to test the charges.

Court documents show Whitaker is accused of punching an employee at the adult care facility where he lives and grabbing the arm of another employee. Both of the alleged victims in the case are women and a no-contact order has been issued between Whitaker and the women. The incident occurred at the facility on April 16 and Whitaker was arrested by the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department that day.

It was unclear if that meant Whitaker was no longer allowed to live at the facility. He was released on a personal recognizance bond. Domestic violence is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of 93 days in jail.